Building Resilience Through Sustainable Agri-Food Supply Chains

Dear Colleagues,

Agri-food supply chains are facing transformative pressures derived from climate change, resource depletion, changing consumption and trade patterns, technological innovations, supply-chain disruptions, and policy uncertainty. As a result, improving the sustainability of agri-food supply chains has become a critical objective in policy and practice, given the imperative of bolstering the delivery of well-being for people and the planet. Dealing with these challenges requires us to advance our collective understanding of how to create sustainable agri-food supply chains that are profitable, resilient, and secure.

How are agri-food supply chains worldwide adapting their operations and business models to become more productive and less wasteful? How do global economic dynamics impact local agri-food supply chains? Is whole-scale supply-chain transformation required to integrate sustainability principles into corporate strategies and decision-making? What barriers and drivers exist in the transition toward sustainability, and how do they affect the achievement of this goal? What policies should be implemented to create supply chains that are more resilient in the face of unexpected events? How can approaches such as network analysis, nexus perspectives, and system modeling be mobilized to improve conceptual representations of sustainability in agri-food supply chains? How can innovative technologies contribute to more sustainable performance, fewer food losses, and less waste? How can data be used to increase sustainability and strengthen decision-making along the supply chain? How can stakeholders be involved in this process?

This Special Issue welcomes contributions that address any of the above questions or related topics of utmost societal and policy relevance. This Issue will consider articles that apply a range of methodologies, whether qualitative, quantitative, or mixed, as well as both original empirical research and reviews.

Dr. Samir Mili
Guest Editor

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